NORTHVILLE – Cooper Standard, a global supplier of sealing and fluid handling systems and components, announced leadership changes at the company. William (Bill) Pumphrey, executive vice president and president, Global Automotive and Industrial and Specialty Group, is retiring at the end of the year; and John Li, vice president and managing director China, is leaving
LANSING 0 The Michigan Economic Development Corporate announced two new programs designed to strengthen Michigan’s communities by supporting placemaking efforts around the state utilizing federal funding, including American Rescue Plan dollars. Program guidelines for the Revitalization and Placemaking program and the Public Gathering Spaces Initiative were approved on Dec. 7 by the Michigan Strategic Fund
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission last week launched a new study that will examine the potential of renewable natural gas (RNG) development in Michigan, in accordance with Public Act 87 of 2021, approved by the Legislature and signed into law in September by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. PA 87 requires the Commission to conduct the study
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission last week approved an $84.2 million rate increase for DTE Gas, including $38 million for an infrastructure surcharge previously approved by the Commission. The new rates take effect Jan. 1, 2022, and will cost the average residential customer $3.18 a month. DTE Gas sought a rate increase of
ANN ARBOR – Blumira, a cybersecurity provider of automated threat detection and response technology, announced that Duo Security veteran Jim Simpson has been named chief executive officer. Simpson assumes the role from Blumira co-founder Steve Fuller who will now become chief strategy officer and continue in his role as a member of the board of
DETROIT - Women in Defense are once again offering its Horizon High School Scholarship for young women who are in their senior year of high school who plans to attend a Michigan university next fall and is interested in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Scholarship amount is determined based on fundraising efforts. WID
DETROIT - Are you looking to make tech upgrades in the new year? The new year is always a good chance for businesses to upgrade their business and implement new technology, especially in the current situation when so much of life and business is changing. 2022 will be another challenging year for businesses as a
BOULDER, CO – According to a FlexJobs survey, 97 percent of workers want some form of remote work post-pandemic, with 58 percent preferring to be full-time remote and 39 percent opting for a hybrid work environment. What is Remote-first? How to Become a Remote-first Business To provide insight into the broad interest in remote career
DETROIT — DTE Energy announced it will complete a 40 percent increase in its renewable energy capacity this year by 535-megawatt increase includes three wind parks that began operating in the spring and one solar park that will come online before the end of the year. DTE’s generation portfolio now includes 1,862 megawatts of wind
DETROIT– Business Leaders for Michigan today announced that Randi Berris, a corporate communications leader and former statewide news editor, has joined the organization as vice president of marketing and communications, effective Nov. 30. Berris comes to Business Leaders from Huntington National Bank, where she served as senior vice president and director of external communications. Berris
